What is a simple way to show shade with lines?

Correct answer: Drawing closely spaced parallel lines

Direct answer: A, drawing closely spaced parallel lines. In line shading, the artist uses repeated marks to make one area appear darker than another. When parallel lines are placed close together, less of the white paper remains visible, so the eye reads the group as a darker value. This basic technique is called hatching. To make a gradual change, the artist can vary the spacing: close lines for darker areas and wider gaps for lighter areas. Option A is correct because it gives a simple, orderly method for building shade. Option B usually produces a lighter value, not a dark shade. Option C only describes the boundary and does not fill the inside area with tonal marks. Option D may create a rough texture or confused pattern, but it is not the clearest basic method for controlled shading. Memory cue: more marks packed together make the value look darker.